Stage-curtain.



I PATENTBD JULY 16, 1907. J. w. VQGBL. 9 STAGE CURTAIN.

APPLIOATION FILED- JAN. 2, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

' JOHN WILLIAM VOGEL, on EL nnno, OKLAHOMA TERRITOR Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Jul s, 189?:

Applioation filed January 2, 1907. Serial l lo. 360,389,

*Eertain new and useful Improvements in Stago'C/urclip 1.0 and a guide bolt ll.

tains, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the-accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for hanging and operating stage curtains and the like, and consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the in'vcution is to simplify and improve the construction of devices of this character and thereby render the same more convenient to operate and less expensive to produce. I r

The above and other objects are accomplished by the improved construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

I Figure l is a side elevation of the inner side of a stage curtain, showing the application of my invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a section of the parts shown. in Fig. 1, the curtain being shown in its lowered position in lull lines and in an elevated position in dotted lines; Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section through the upper portion of the curtain, showing the combined guide and fastener; and Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal section on the plane indicated by the line in Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1. denotes the stage proscenium and 2' the curtain, which latter is of flexible material and has at its top and bottom edges reinforcing bars or battens 3, 4. Each of the latter preferably consists of two similar wooden sections 5,13 between which the edges of the curtain are clamped or secured in any suitable manner. The curtain is suspended by ropcs, cables or other flexible elements 7, preferably, in the usual manner; but as illustrated, their upper ends are suitably anchored at 8 adjacent to the roof of the theater. It will be understood that when the curtain is used by a traveling theatrical company, any well known or preferred means may be employed for mounting the cables or lines 7. The lower ends of the latter are attached to combined guiding and fastening devices 9 upon the upper batten 3 ol the curtain, Each of the devices 9 consists of an attaching Th clip 10 has its central portion bent-to form a circular loop or eye 12 to which the lower end of one of the cables 7 is attachcdand its two ends bent to form parallel arms '13, so that the lower end of the clip is of an inverted U-slmpe. The arms 13 engage the opposite sides of the upper batten 3 and have at their curls enlargements l-l iorxned with transversely uliuiug apcrluws to receive the guide bolt .l'l. llu-. latter passes through the inner or roar arm 13- andulu'oueh aliuiug apertures in the sections 5), 6 of the batten 3 and has its threaded end l'engaged with screw threads formed in the outer or front arm 13'. The inner end or head. of the bolt 11 is in the form of an eye or loop 16 through which is adapted to pass one of the hoisting ropes, cables or other flexible elements 17. ,These cables 17 have their low'er.ends 18 attached tov the lower batten '42 of the curtain and after passing the cables 17 are drawn upon, so that the lower batten 4 will be raised until'it engages the combined guides and stops 16 through which said cables pass, Whereupon the upper batten 3 and consequently the entire curtain will be raised vertically until it has reached the desired height. in this opening or raising of the curtain, when the batten 4 reaches the batten 3, the cables 1'? take up the entire weight of the curtain and the suspending cables 7 hang loose until the curtain is again lowered. It will be observed that this suspending and hoisting mechanism is exceedingly simple in construction, so that it may beinstalled at a. small cost and will not readily become disarranged or get out of ,working order. It is exceedingly easy and convenient to operate and permits the curtain to be quickly raised and lowered.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

1. The combination with the stage proscenium, of a? flexible curtain, suspending elements attached to'the upper portion of the curtain for supporting it over the arch in said proscenium, combined guides and stops upon the up- .per portion of the curtain, and hoisting elements attached 2. In a stage curtain, the combination with a flexible,

curtain, of suspending cables attached to the top of the curtain, combined guide and stop eyes arranged horizontally upon the rear face of the curtain at its top, and

hoisting cables passed vertically through said eyes'and atruched at their lower ends to the bottom of the curtain, whereby when said hoisting cables are drawn upon, the bottom of the curtain will be raised until it contactsthe said eyes at the top of the curtain and the entire curtain will then bo-lif1;cd-bodily, substantially as shown and do scribed.

3. The combination with a flexible curtain having rein forcing members at its top and bottom, suspending cables anchored at their unpcr ends and attached at their lower LllllS to the upper rciul'orcing member of the curtain,'colilbiucd guides and stops upon the upper reinforcing member combined guides end-stops and attached to the lower rein forcing member of the curtain, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

' 4. The combination with a flexible curtain having upper and lower reinforcing bars upon its top and bottom edges, ii-shaped ciips having their apcrtured arms engaged with the upper bar and having eyes at their upper ends, eye bolts passed through said npcrtui'cd arms of the clips and through said upper bar, suspending cables having their 10 ipwer ends attached to the eyes of said clips, and hoisting 

